Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 28
Ayuta–Lakṣa–Koṭi Fire-offerings (अयुतलक्षकोटिहोमाः) — Graha-yajña Vidhi
गवामङ्गेषु तिष्ठन्ति भुवनानि चतुर्दश यस्मात्तस्माच्छिवं मे स्यादिह लोके परत्र च
gavāmaṅgeṣu tiṣṭhanti bhuvanāni caturdaśa yasmāttasmācchivaṃ me syādiha loke paratra ca
गायींच्या अंगांमध्ये चौदाही भुवने वसतात; म्हणून माझे कल्याण होवो—इहलोकीही आणि परलोकीही।
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Stotra","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Recited as an auspicious merit-formula (maṅgala/śiva-vākya) connected with go-sevā/go-dāna ideology to secure welfare here and hereafter.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Go-mahātmyam: fourteen worlds abiding in the cow’s limbs","lookup_keywords":["go-mahātmyam","caturdaśa-bhuvana","aṅga","śiva (auspiciousness)","paratra-phala"],"quick_summary":"Affirms the cow as a cosmic support-symbol; by honoring the cow, one seeks auspiciousness in this life and the next."}
Alamkara Type: Atishayokti
Concept: Microcosm–macrocosm correspondence: the cow as a dharmic vessel of cosmic order; śiva/maṅgala as the fruit of reverence.
Application: Practice go-rakṣā, go-dāna, and respectful conduct toward cows as a dharmic observance linked to welfare and merit.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi / Stuti-prayoga (Auspicious hymns and merit-formulas)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sacred cow depicted as a cosmic body-map containing the fourteen worlds; a devotee prays for auspiciousness in this world and beyond.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, large serene cow with stylized cosmic orbs and lokas indicated within its limbs, devotee with folded hands, temple-grove background, earthy reds/ochres, calm śānta tone","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, sacred cow adorned with ornaments and gold foil, small medallions representing fourteen worlds on its body, devotee offering garland, rich jewel colors, auspicious halo motifs","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, didactic composition: cow in profile with labeled lokas as small circles, gentle shading, clean outlines, devotee in namaskāra, emphasis on symbolic mapping","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, finely detailed cow with delicate decorative cartouches indicating worlds, pastoral setting with attendants, subtle palette, manuscript marginalia feel"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"benedictory","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गवाम्+अङ्गेषु→गवामङ्गेषु; यस्मात्+तस्मात्→यस्मात्तस्मात्; तस्मात्+शिवम्→तस्माच्छिवम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: dāna-dharma and go-dāna praise passages (related khanda themes)
FAQs
It provides a stuti-prayoga (praise-formula) linking gau-mahima with caturdaśa-bhuvana cosmology, used to invoke śivam (auspicious welfare) for both present life and afterlife.
It compresses cosmology (the fourteen worlds) into a devotional-ritual framework (cow sanctity and auspiciousness), illustrating how the Agni Purana integrates metaphysics, worship practice, and merit theology in a single instruction.
By venerating the cow as a locus of the cosmos, the verse frames reverence and protection of cows as a meritorious act that yields śivam—well-being, purification, and favorable destiny—both here and beyond.